The Caledonian Mercury 1818
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| Jean McKerrow Auld Farmer Garleffan obit CC 1909 |
1950s snow from Cumnock Chronicle from Morag Gordon
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| from Morag Gordon |
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| Anne Watt (Andrews)
1841 Census - High Cardeffin
John McKerrow - farmer
+ wife Jean (Weir) , ch: William, James, Agnes, 3 agr lab (m), 2 farm servants (f)
1851 Census - High Garleffan
John McKerrow 41farmer of 250 acres emp 4 labourers
+ wife Jean & sons William, James, Andrew, John, 3 dtrs Agnes, Isabella & Jean, 1 visitor, 1 HS (f),
1 dairymaid
1861 Census - High Garlaifan
John McKerrow 52 farmer of 225 acres
+ wife Jean, sons William, James, Andrew, dtrs Isabella & Jean + Janet Murdoch DS
1871 Census - High Garleffan
John McKerrow 62farmer of ?? Acres which arable emp 2 labourers 1 boy
+ wife Jean, dtrs Isabella & Jean, William McKerrow nephew, 1 dairymaid, 2 FS (m)
John McKerrow died in 1873 at High Garleffan and his son in law is the new tenant
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1881 census - High Garleffan Farm
David Auld 30 - farmer of 300 acres (150 arable)employing 2 girls and 1 boy.
+ wife Jane (McKerrow), mother-in-law Jane McKerrow, 2 FS (f)
1891 Census - Low Garleffan (prob an error - John Brown was in Low Garleffan in 1891)
David Auld 38 farmer wife Jane, 2 ch Jane 9yrs & David 5yrs, visitor Jane Mair dairymaid and her son, 1 FS (m), 2 GS (Dom)
1901 Census - High Garleffan
David Auld 49 farmer, wife Jane and daughter Jane Weir McKerrow Auld, son David and 1 FS (m)
Valuation Roll 1855 tenant John MacKerrow. 1865 prop Marquis of Bute. 1895 tenant David Auld. 1925 tenant John Craig. 1935 tenant Thomas Andrews.
Robert Andrews rented the farm ca 1947 until he moved out in 1980.
